Tzaziki: the drink, not the sauce

alcoholfood-identification

One night in Rome, I had the most amazing drink. It had cucumber and sugar, some unidentifiable alcohol (gin? Vodka?), and I believe mint. The menu identified it as tzaziki, but I've been unable to find it online, probably because of the eponymous sauce. Has anyone heard of the drink? Could you identify the mystery liquor?

Best Answer

From your description it sounds like it could be a cucumber martini or a variation of one, which does use vodka.

Here's a recipe from Recipes 4 Living :

Ingredients

  • 3 oz. Cucumber Vodka
  • 1/4 oz. Lime Juice
  • 2 slices Cucumber
  • 3 pieces Mint
  • 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup

Directions

Muddle mint and a cucumber slice in a cocktail shaker. Add other ingredients and ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with a slice of cucumber and a fresh mint sprig.

You can use this as a starting point and tweak it to your liking or, alternatively, search for other cucumber martini recipes on the Internet. There are many available.

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